WASHINGTON â House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Friday she has spoken to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff about preventing an unhinged President Donald Trump from ordering military actions including a possible nuclear strike in his final days and hours at the White House.
The president has sole authority in the U.S. government to order the launch of a nuclear weapon. But a military commander could refuse the order if it were determined to be illegal. Trump has been making no such threats.
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif. AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite
Pelosi said the situation of âthis unhinged president could not be more dangerous.â